#redeemers trace

[redeemerstrace]

𐔌 . ⋮ "show me your teeth, boy" W.I.P (🏳️‍⚧️) .ᐟ ֹ ₊

lil sneak peak of something in the works regarding a Kaine's experience as a trans man brought up in a small, religious and conservative community, and how it ties to his sense of self in Redeemers Trace.

No idea when I'll finish this; making Rogue's series that explores her gender took forever </3!!

[vurrkit]

White board doodles from about a week or two ago xP

[redeemerstrace]

𐔌 . ⋮ an exploration of rogue's gender pt. 1/7 (🏳️‍⚧️) .ᐟ ֹ ₊

[redeemerstrace]

𐔌 . ⋮ “ Angel Cake's Identity ” (🍰) .ᐟ ֹ ₊ ꒱

hi!! I've been working on a few characters for Redeemers Trace and I'm planning a more formal introduction for my character Angel Cake here.. But I was trying to compile their identity together to use as a quick reference for myself and thought I should share it on here too, even if it was just really meant for personal reference for me!

Angel Cake's design is a bit off compared to other art I've done to explore her design as I'm not very used to digital art TwT so keep that in mind for future reference :"D!!

As a quick informal introduction; Angel Cake is one of my characters featured within Redeemers Trace who has connections with Venus Hill and LoveCraft. They're temperamental, aggressive and prone to outbursts yet fiercely loyal, protective and their own type of righteous. Angel Cake runs an underground, rave night club primarily focused on providing a space for queer and other "unconventional" people such as herself (in regards to being contraqueer, xenogender, intersex, polyam, kinky, alternative, mixed species, an addict, a survivor/victim, mentally ill, etc). Star runs the place as a manager specifically, but also DJs, plans events and works as security as glit likes to be involved on her "better" days. I'm still working out everything I want to discuss with Angel Cake compared to their partners (as before they were just meant to be a package deal meant to tackle the same issues. I've since worked on differentiating their characters and what I want to show.) But so far sparkle is meant to show navigating life as a intersex, queer victim/survivor of child trafficking and how it's affected their sense of self and identity, struggling with substance abuse, being kinky, being a protecter due to trauma, being aggressive due to trauma, struggling with emotional regulation and dysfunction and being an agere caretaker (!! Different from kink wanted to mention that as they're commonly associated together). Uhmm also they're in a band with glit girlfriends that focuses on scene and EDM music I think.. Figuring that out a little more :) oh and also they're a unicorn/bull mixed species hybrid thing.

I can't wait to more formally introduce Angel Cake in the future and discuss their role in Redeemers Trace. I don't tend to make a lot of colorful characters so ters really fun to draw and color!

UHMM any other questions feel free to ask whether it's in regards to Angel Cake or what some of these flags mean :)

[redeemerstrace]

✧ ‧₊˚ ⚠️ ⋮ I'm a hypocrite when it comes to Redeemers Trace unfortunately. It's a difficult aspect to navigate and I'm hoping it's beneficial to share some of my experiences writing the series whether it's to just get it out, better understand myself or encourage conversation.

Redeemers Trace features and discusses many points of dilemma, morals and ethics being a series that focuses on the the nature vs nurture debate, how people are a product of their environment– But can become more than their environment ultimately and just topicsnod "redemption", bettering oneself and growth.

With that, the topic of forgiveness is brought up within the series. Are these people redeemable? Are these people forgivable? Do they even deserve forgiveness?

I want to display how other characters interact with characters who fit this discussion/debate in the series; and how some do believe they can make up for their previous actions and be forgiven. Maybe how some their actions have effected did forgive them specifically. (And how others don't)

I pour everything into this series and try to not let my own biases and experiences influence the series in terms of how I approach this topic as it's a complicated discussion that isn't black and white. I've really had to broaden my own perspective to explore these concepts and how I want to execute them and tweaking it constantly.

I've learned a lot by doing this; it's helped me be mindful of what affects people externally and internally to behave the way they do.. It's helped me explore how forgiveness isn't inherently absolving of any wrong doing.. How peace and pain comes with forgiveness.. How the person forgiving and receiving forgiveness navigate it.. And more I can't put into words on the top of my head.

But I have an inability to apply all this knowledge to my relationships and personal life and it's ultimately due to my own reluctance and bitterness.

I don't exactly share the belief of forgiveness I demonstrate within Redeemers Trace; I'm able to push it aside to explore the complexity of it for the series and simply for fun and searching to try and apply it to myself to no avail.

I just feel like such a phony and hypocrite for it.

My goal is ultimately to not let my own feelings on forgiveness seep and ruin the writing in the show that feels clearly bias; as it's so important to me to portray this.

It just feels like.. Somewhat inauthentic as a creator to me sometimes. Sigh.

[vurrkit]

𐔌 . ⋮ Photobashing Test (🩸) .ᐟ ֹ ₊

✧ ‧₊˚ 💭 ⋮ Photobashing Test with my OC, LockJaw!! UHMM initially this was an anatomy study (you can see the outline of me tracing the figures. I also broke down the pose into shapes but that's not visible here) as I wanted to practice/study drawing this sorta lean body type and how clothing effects the figure/shape language but then like tried to draw LockJaw ans got bored.. But I just really wanted to draw LockJaw.. Or do something with it.. SO I photobashed it! Basically I just used a lot of layering and the magic wand tool on ibispaint. I've never photobashed much before but I've had a lot of experience just with editing and graphic designing, so it made the process a lot easier!! I'd like to try and do this again in the future, it's really fun!!

[redeemerstrace]

sorry for not posting actual project relevant things; I've been thinking a lot about Redeemers Trace though.

As an apology here's a GSMV I did of two characters in the series for shits and giggles; currently working on another one instead of properly writing and formatting something relevant <3

it was so fun making omg

[redeemerstrace]

✧ ‧₊˚ ⚠️ ⋮ Thinking about referring to the heads of S.H.C.E simply as the founders soley instead lately. Heads of S.H.C.E sounds kinda formal, structured and organized– Something S.H.C.E kinda isn't all the time. Sounds TO business-y to me kinda I dunno.

I also want to put an emphasis on community and that everyone who is affiliated with S.H.C.E is apart of it and the reason the program can exist and help people. It can be the founders and those in the contract itself doing jobs, but also social workers, sponsors, theripasts, ect are heavily involved w/ S.H.C.E despite not being exactly apart of the program in the same way the founders and employees are.

Like what really helped me realize this are two of my characters specifically who are involved with social work who help out w/ getting resources for the members of S.H.C.E.. One's a social worker of sorts who primarily works at shelters, and the other is like a chill landlord who helps w/ housing.

I think landlord used to be apart of S.H.C.E at some point and got involved in social work through the program. Shelter social worker is actually named Jagger he'll be mentioned more in the future.

But like, these two are really important within S.H.C.E as they help out a lot w/ resources; but they also help out in programs not related to S.H.C.E at all. Despite that, they aren't "lesser" than the "heads" of S.H.C.E and are SUPER vital to the whole program.

And also I was thinking of the departments and heads of S.H.C.E; I'm reworking them a bit as before the series was SUPERRR action heavy so I really only focused on how the departments could relate to action n stuff.. And when I was reworking it like oh hey this is important enough to be a thing/department I need to make another character for this department I guess I realized WOW that'd be a lot of freaking characters and intricate complicated stuff that I feel like I'm making more complicated for no reason by having what's seen as a "department" so strict wowwwwwww okok... like a lot of responsibilities and programs just generally tied together it'd also be hard to separate.

Uhmm what am I even saying. Yeah a lot of stuff is changing o_<

But by referring to the heads of S.H.C.E as they founders I think it shows their importance within the agency + gives me more room to figure out their actual responsibilities and what they specialize in as CHARACTERS not as a department. I dunno yayyy!!